9:58 PM,
Mar. 13, 2013

Consider booking your Yosemite trip during the off-season, when a room at the Ahwahnee Hotel may be available.

Written by

David and Kay Scott
USA Today

Room availability in national park lodges is frequently in short supply, especially during the busy summer season.

Overall, the number of rooms in America's national park lodges has remained essentially unchanged for decades. An increasing number of travelers chasing the same number of rooms inevitably leads to reservation difficulties.

It can be quite difficult to obtain a room at one of the most famous lodges - such as Yellowstone's Old Faithful Inn, Glacier National Park's Many Glacier Hotel, Yosemite's Ahwahnee, and Grand Canyon National Park's El Tovar - during high season, but ...